No family should have to depend on the labor of its children to put food on the table and no person should be forced to work in captivity.

- Hilda Solis

My father was a member of the Teamsters Union in California, where he helped to organize better health care for workers. My mother worked for more th…

- Hilda Solis

No one has the right to threaten the health, education, and well-being of children by involving them in illegal or inappropriate work.

- Hilda Solis

My parents raised me and my six siblings with little money... but lots of love.

- Hilda Solis

My role was to bring about fairness in the workplace. All I did was implement the laws that were currently on the books.

- Hilda Solis

My niece was a sexual-assault victim. My sister is a survivor of domestic violence. We have more shelters for animals than for battered women. That's…

- Hilda Solis

People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy.

- Hilda Solis

Justice is not available to all equally; it is something that many of us must struggle to achieve. As an elected official, I know that fighting for w…

- Hilda Solis

In my teens, I worked as an aide in my community supervising and mentoring youth in various programs and delivering lunches to needy students.

- Hilda Solis